document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=422565>Question 422565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of a rectangle is 1 inch less than 3 times the width. The perimeter is 38 in. What are the dimensions of the rectangle? Write the system of equations based on the given information.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let width =x , length = 3x -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter = 2(x+3x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so,  2(x+3x-1) = 38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, dimension is  :   14 X 5 .\r<BR>\n" );
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